Household Energy Management System Using An Adruino-Based Smart Powerful Outlet

     Energy in definition is the capacity to do work. It exists in diverse forms, and can change from form to form. Electricity is one form of energy that enables us to light, heat, or cool our home and makes things casier for us. An effective measure to efficient energy utilization is the awareness of energy consumption. This paper proposes to develop a smart-home device that provides a way to save energy in homes: an Arduino-based smart power outlet. It is a device that looks like a conventional power outlet but with smart operations that enables the users to track their energy consumption and control the switching ON and OFF of the outlets remotely anytime and anywhere.

     It consists of subsystems to allow the operation of the overall system: the Control Circuit which handles all the operations, the Network Connectivity Circuit which enables the Global System for Mobile communications connectivity between the user and the device, the Power Measuring Circuit which equips the system with the ability to render accurate and reliable energy monitoring, and a Power Supply Circuit that provides power to the components.

     In depth knowledge about clectronics and electrical theories and laws were applied and various research was done across broad literature to implement and successfully integrate all the different parts of the system. Numerous modifications, calibrations troubleshooting and testing on the design were done to ensure that the system renders accurate energy measurement and runs reliably. Overall, the system works as intended with the SMS control providing an alternative solution in remotely controlling home appliances.